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American musician Dave Matthews has a net worth of $300 million. Besides singing, he also dabbles in songwriting, producing and acting. The Johannesburg-born Matthews minted millions as the front man, guitarist and the vocalist for the Dave Matthews Band.
Music had always been Dave's first love and he started learning to play the guitar at the tender age of nine. Dave Matthews' net worth of $300 million is mainly due to the huge success of his band, which he founded in 1991, with some other jazz musicians. The first album 'Remember Two Things' was an instant success and the band managed to land a contract with the RCA. Album 'Under the Table and Dreaming' was their main ticket to glory, as it went platinum, a record four times.
According to statistics, the Dave Matthews Band is the world's most successful musical act of the past decade and till date, they have raked in sales of more than 50 million albums.
David John Matthews was born on January 9, 1967, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He's married to Jennifer Ashley Harper and has three children named Stella Busina, Grace Anne, and August Oliver.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2011 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Away from the World with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$1,040,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his live album Live at Radio City with Tim Reynolds |
$70,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Stand Up with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album The Gorge with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album The Central Park Concert with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Some Devil (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Busted Stuff with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified 2x platinum by RIAA) |
$2,000,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Live in Chicago 12.19.98 at the United Center with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Everyday with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified 3x platinum by RIAA and platinum by Music Canada) |
$3,100,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Listener Supported with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified 2x platinum by RIAA) |
$2,000,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Before These Crowded Streets with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified 3x platinum by RIAA and platinum by Music Canada) |
$3,100,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95 with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified 2x platinum by RIAA) |
$2,000,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Crash with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified 7x platinum by RIAA and platinum by Music Canada) |
$7,100,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Under the Table and Dreaming with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified 6x platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$6,050,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Remember Two Things with the American rock band, Dave Matthews Band or DMB (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |